Austria

The three cities vying for the 2014 Winter Olympics, PyeongChang, Salzburg and Sochi, submitted their final bid documents to the IOC before the midnight Wednesday deadline.

Sports TV Media Distribution, the Austrian based Sports Marketing & Coordination Agency specialised in television distribution and rights consultancy renewed a deal with the Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), for a further two years to the end of 2008.

UEFA officially launched the mascot for the 2008 European Championship, a dynamic set of twins, dressed in red and white football strips, the national colours of both the host countries, Austria and Switzerland.

With more than 2 months to go before the opening of SPORTELMonaco 2006, exhibitors have committed to more than 85% of the expanded floor space in the Grimaldi Forum.

Hospitality in Partnership (HiP), the global events and consultancy operation is to create a consortium to tender for the official corporate hospitality contract for Euro 2008, to be staged in Switzerland and Austria.

Telekom Austria signed a National Supporter agreement with Uefa, European football’s governing body, for Euro 2008, which will take place in Austria and Switzerland. It will be the tournament’s official telecommunication provider in Austria.

Swiss manufacturer Caran d’Ache has inked a licensing agreement with European soccer’s governing body UEFA and Warner Bros. Consumer Products for a new range of goods bearing the UEFA Euro 2008 trademarks.

Sochi (Russia), Salzburg (Austria) and PyeongChang (Republic of Korea) were today accepted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board in Lausanne as Candidate Cities to host the XXII Olympic Winter Games in 2014. The cities were accepted unanimously from a total of seven Applicant Cities, which also included Jaca (Spain), Almaty (Kazakhstan), Sofia (Bulgaria), and Borjomi (Georgia).

The IOC will confirm the final short-list of cities in the running to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games on Thursday.

The second annual Snowboard Industry Forum takes place from May 3 to 5 at the Hilton Hotel in Innsbruck, Austria.

Mobile phone operator T-Mobile International has tied up mobile broadcast rights covering all 64 matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup across seven European territories.

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) says it is committed to providing additional content access to sports fans around Europe following record levels of new media coverage for the Winter Olympics.

The draw takes place today for the qualifying rounds of European soccer’s showcase international tournament – Euro 2008 – in Switzerland.

Online gaming company betandwin.com has renewed its deal with the MotoGP World Championship for title sponsorship to three rounds of the 2006 series.

The (English) Football Association has restructured its partner programme to create a new sponsorship hierarchy.

UBS, one of the world’s leading financial firms, has signed the first National Supporter agreement for UEFA EURO 2008 taking place in Austria and Switzerland.